The effect of hearing loss on neural processing

• Main Author: Jonathan E Peelle (auth)
• Other Authors: Arthur Wingfield (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Hearing; Electrophysiology; Speech; Auditory Cortex; Executive Function
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Efficient auditory processing requires the rapid integration of transient sensory inputs. This is exemplified in human speech perception, in which long stretches of a complex acoustic signal are typically processed accurately and essentially in real-time. Spoken language thus presents listeners'...